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they're making me do my homework. >> mitt romney put his spin on the debates last night, as well, at a rally in denver. trying to frame how they would be judged. >> and what, in my view, it's not so much winning and losing or even the people themselves, the president and myself, it's -- it's about something bigger than that. these debates are an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway forward for america that we would choose. and the american people are going to have to make their choice as to what kind of america they want. >> based on the latest cnn national poll we showed you, there is a lot at stake. the candidates within the margin of error on each other. sean spicer is the communications director for the republican national committee. he joins us now from the republican national committee headquarters in washington, d.c. and sean, do you agree with republican nominee mitt romney that the debate is not about winning and losing? >> well, i don't think it's about, you know, who scores the most points or not. it's about laying out a vision for where we want this country
they're making me do my homework. >> mitt romney put his spin on the debates last night, as well, at a rally in denver. trying to frame how they would be judged. >> and what, in my view, it's not so much winning and losing or even the people themselves, the president and myself, it's -- it's about something bigger than that. these debates are an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway forward for america that we would choose. and the american people are going to have to...
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the type of debate we'll see tomorrow night suits romney's strengths and he has the ability to stay on -- stay on the offensive and really call out obama. >> yeah. >> on some of the things, just like with newt. >> professor, it's interesting. professor obama, not without his own weaknesses, hasn't debated since 2008. some criticize him for being long-winded. professorial. no offense, professor. and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a contrast between the two of them that really hurts him in that clip. >> especially in the double box. professor schroeder, thank you for being with us and patrick millsaps. we'll be watching tomorrow. it will be fascinating. 50 million people
the type of debate we'll see tomorrow night suits romney's strengths and he has the ability to stay on -- stay on the offensive and really call out obama. >> yeah. >> on some of the things, just like with newt. >> professor, it's interesting. professor obama, not without his own weaknesses, hasn't debated since 2008. some criticize him for being long-winded. professorial. no offense, professor. and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look....
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama face off in their first debate tomorrow night. two debate experts weigh in coming up. >>> let's dig deeper now, president owe became kra and mitt romney take the stage tomorrow night, how they look may speak volumes over what they actually say. we have an associate professor at harvard business school. she joins me now. you say when it comes to gestures, ones that convey power and warmth are really important to making effective politician, and you point to former president bill clinton as master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during a town hall with ross perot and george bush. >> you know people who lost their homes and lost their homes? >> uh-huh. >> he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people on stage. focused on the voter, not on the other candidates, he's gentle, his body language is gentle. leaning toward her, even softened his voice. he's nodding, makes incredible eye contact. he signals to people when he is talking to them, are you the only person in the room. you are the only person. t
. >>> mitt romney and president obama face off in their first debate tomorrow night. two debate experts weigh in coming up. >>> let's dig deeper now, president owe became kra and mitt romney take the stage tomorrow night, how they look may speak volumes over what they actually say. we have an associate professor at harvard business school. she joins me now. you say when it comes to gestures, ones that convey power and warmth are really important to making effective politician,...
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do on wednesday night where the two candidates showed down and show that choice between what mitt romney would do in the white house over the next four years or what president obama would do if re-elected. >> poeshltyly. nine out of the ten key battleground states. now romney has actually -- he has debated almost 20 times in the primary season. how does he actually change people's impression of him? particularly his likability factor. >> and we've seen that he has a little bit of a deficit, yovrl, when it comes to likability, when it comes to his favorable and unfavorable numbers compared to the president in a lot of these polls. yeah, i think part of -- a little bit of what he is going to try to do is show more of the human face, and we've seen him try to do that on the campaign trail as well. go back to that number, though. you just showed that. that is a brand new poll from abc news and the washington post, suzanne. they asked, simple as this, who is more likely to win the debates. >> with the exception of just a few cases, usually the debates don't usually change the game. we have mo
do on wednesday night where the two candidates showed down and show that choice between what mitt romney would do in the white house over the next four years or what president obama would do if re-elected. >> poeshltyly. nine out of the ten key battleground states. now romney has actually -- he has debated almost 20 times in the primary season. how does he actually change people's impression of him? particularly his likability factor. >> and we've seen that he has a little bit of a...
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two days until debate night in america when mitt romney and president obama will face off in denver and the race is tight. in fact, a statistical tie. the president leads in our brand new cnn/orc poll of likely voters. 50% to romney's 47% but with the sampling error that's technically a dead heat. cnn's chief national correspondent john king is in denver with more on these new poll results. john, when's the biggest headline as you're scrutinizing all of these numbers? what are you seeing? >> reporter: we have a competitive race at the national level. we pick presidents state by state. but this is a slightly improved position for governor romney heading in to the big debate night and this is the defining question. the american people want to know which candidate better handle the economy. which candidate create more jobs in four years and whoever wins the presidency. on that question, look at the numbers of our new poll. president obama 49%. governor romney, 48%. who's best to handle the economy? evenly divided. it will dominate here in denver on wednesday night. the numbers, a dead heat
two days until debate night in america when mitt romney and president obama will face off in denver and the race is tight. in fact, a statistical tie. the president leads in our brand new cnn/orc poll of likely voters. 50% to romney's 47% but with the sampling error that's technically a dead heat. cnn's chief national correspondent john king is in denver with more on these new poll results. john, when's the biggest headline as you're scrutinizing all of these numbers? what are you seeing?...
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president obama and mitt romney face to face. first presidential debate wednesday night. watch it live, 7:00 eastern or cnn.com. >>> also another huge story that has everybody talking. no kidding. the nfl and its refs. right now nfl commissioner roger goodell is taking questions at a presser in new york. let's see what he's got to say. >> -- and on their side why, and if there was a problem with full-time and the backup crews, what was their issue with that? >> a couple things. any time you're transitioning from one benefit pension program to another, it's difficult. it's difficult for the people being impacted by that. in this case the officials. you have to understand that. i think that's why we came up with a compromise that makes sense. we would do it over a five-year period and replace it with a defined contribution program which is what the owners were proposing from the beginning. and defined benefit programs, they're out of date. they don't exist in the industry going forward. i think it was important to end that and to move into the defined contribution program.
president obama and mitt romney face to face. first presidential debate wednesday night. watch it live, 7:00 eastern or cnn.com. >>> also another huge story that has everybody talking. no kidding. the nfl and its refs. right now nfl commissioner roger goodell is taking questions at a presser in new york. let's see what he's got to say. >> -- and on their side why, and if there was a problem with full-time and the backup crews, what was their issue with that? >> a couple...
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spoke last night. you know, it used to be said that american politics stops at the water's edge. well, that's a very quaint thought these days. >> john avlon, i'd like to ask you this question. president obama is going to, of course, talk about chris stevens a lot, as we said. he's going to talk about that attack on the consulate in libya, but he's going to say that attack was not just an attack on the u.s. consulate but on consulates and embassies around the world, all foreign embassies. >> yes, that's right. from what we know from the prepared text. look, fist fer hill makes an important point, this comes at not only a tumultuous point but during a presidential campaign. all eyes are on this speech to see him establish a vision of strong leadership. he's going to have to address all the specific issues. and there's something more, beyond the death of our ambassador in libya, beyond even the prospect of stopping iran from achieving a nuclear bomb. a lot of people are going to be listening to see if he
spoke last night. you know, it used to be said that american politics stops at the water's edge. well, that's a very quaint thought these days. >> john avlon, i'd like to ask you this question. president obama is going to, of course, talk about chris stevens a lot, as we said. he's going to talk about that attack on the consulate in libya, but he's going to say that attack was not just an attack on the u.s. consulate but on consulates and embassies around the world, all foreign embassies....
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the president and mitt romney both weighing in on the blown call monday night that cost the green bay packers a win. cnn political director mark preston live from washington. this is what everyone wants to talk about, the nfl's labor dispute with its referees is turning into quite the political football now. mark? >> it is. you know, when it becomes -- you know it's become such a big issue and so many people are focusing on it when we are asking the likes of mitt romney and barack obama what they think should happen in the nfl. and of course that's exactly what happened yesterday. we've also seen the likes of paul ryan, who brings it up out of nowhere and tries to tie it to the whole political campaign that we're seeing right now, zoraida. you know, yesterday paul ryan brought it up. he was a little bit partisan in his answer. mitt romney a little bit less so. let's hear what they had to say. >> you guys watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs, and you know what? it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it r
the president and mitt romney both weighing in on the blown call monday night that cost the green bay packers a win. cnn political director mark preston live from washington. this is what everyone wants to talk about, the nfl's labor dispute with its referees is turning into quite the political football now. mark? >> it is. you know, when it becomes -- you know it's become such a big issue and so many people are focusing on it when we are asking the likes of mitt romney and barack obama...
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late wednesday night, the nfl and refs made a deal. so when mitt romney was asked about it it was strange when he said this "i hope they do." and mitt romney was asked who is your driver? and he said there's a lot of drivers i like, thanks. rory davenport is a form er tennis player. romney comes across as an owner and it's hard to connect with an owner. obama feels like a true sports fan. >> when david cameron came, president obama gave him a taste of the ncaa basketball. president obama isn't always on his game, so to speak. in boston this summer, he jokingly thanked the city for trading a beloved red sox player to his team, the white sox. >> i just want to thank you for yukelis -- >> i didn't think i would get any boos out of here, but i guess i should not have brought up baseball, i understand, my mistake. >> and remember thisser rant pitch in the nats game? not so good there, wolf. obviously sports can be tricky, but it's a very effective way for candidates to connect to voters. white males, that's obviously, but also women. we hav
late wednesday night, the nfl and refs made a deal. so when mitt romney was asked about it it was strange when he said this "i hope they do." and mitt romney was asked who is your driver? and he said there's a lot of drivers i like, thanks. rory davenport is a form er tennis player. romney comes across as an owner and it's hard to connect with an owner. obama feels like a true sports fan. >> when david cameron came, president obama gave him a taste of the ncaa basketball....
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how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> even though packer fans feel they were robbed by the ref in monday night football, they can still laugh about it. check out the replacement weather guy at green bay tv station wgba. >> 200 degrees below today. we're looking at it. it's really going to heat up. it's going to be like 346 degrees. >> get out of here. what is going on? what have you got here, a thunder hurricane? >> oh, man. those weather delivery people. glad weather guy is back on the job. the 346 degrees looked brutal. wisconsin businesses has this offer for monday night refs. green bay's mayor also wants to see the correct calls on the field. he's writing to the nfl commissioner roger goodell hoping to get the regular refs back. >> hope he really understands how important this is to the people of green bay and to the economy here in wisconsin. >> mayor james schmidt tells goodell the league's integrity is at risk because of the referee performance. he covers the packers from wtmj in milwaukee. welcome. >> thank yo
how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> even though packer fans feel they were robbed by the ref in monday night football, they can still laugh about it. check out the replacement weather guy at green bay tv station wgba. >> 200 degrees below today. we're looking at it. it's really going to heat up. it's going to be like 346 degrees. >> get out of here. what is going on? what have you got here, a thunder hurricane? >> oh, man....
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the president took it seriously, the night it was announced, and if you'll remember, governor romney was holding press conferences, trying to find some campaign advantage here. the president is taking this very seriously, from start to finish. what he said today at the general assembly in new york really spoke for the values of this country. we are telling the leaders around the world, join us in putting an end to the violence and extremism in the streets. >> so did the president misspeak then in reference to the bumps in the road comment? >> well, i think it is wrong for governor romney to suggest that the president was in any way minimizing the loss of life of our great ambassador. from the start, and even again today, he has said how seriously he has taken that, and he has appealed to the leaders throughout the middle east, with constant communications during this upheaval that they've got to step up and restore order in the streets and protect our embassies and the embassies of other nations. >> you're a very strong supporter of israel, was it a mistake not to invite the prime mi
the president took it seriously, the night it was announced, and if you'll remember, governor romney was holding press conferences, trying to find some campaign advantage here. the president is taking this very seriously, from start to finish. what he said today at the general assembly in new york really spoke for the values of this country. we are telling the leaders around the world, join us in putting an end to the violence and extremism in the streets. >> so did the president misspeak...